Arlen Specter: “The Republican members of this Committee will not be participating because there has been insufficient time to prepare…”

The priority was to protect the family at all costs.

I cannot applaud Rutland enough, because we had a similar hearing a few years ago when Senator Arlen Specter and I were here, and that shaped a number of federal programs for the better because of what we heard from you.

The reason we serve is to ensure that our children and our children's children inherit the same great country that we received from those who went before us.

We are trying to make sure that we have maximum impact in the places that could use the money the most.